How do we book Roost Photography?

If your date is available, you’ll get a few questions to help create your invoice and contract. A 40% non-refundable booking fee and signed contract are required to hold your date.

Do you charge travel fees?

There are no travel fees for weddings in Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, or within an hour of Milwaukee. For weddings further out or requiring an overnight stay, additional fees may apply.

When do we get our photos?

Edited photos are typically delivered within 6–10 weeks. You’ll receive a sneak peek on social media within about a week of your wedding.

How are our images backed up?

Each camera uses dual memory cards and images are backed up in four different locations immediately after your wedding day.

What’s included with the digital photo booth?

You’ll get a setup with backdrop, lights, and props. Images are posted on Facebook within a few days and also included in your final gallery.

Do you offer discounts or custom packages?

Packages are already priced to provide great value. While changes can’t usually be made à la carte, custom solutions like micro-weddings and elopements are available.

FAQ / Roost - Milwaukee Wedding Photographer

1. How do I book you and lock in my wedding date?
Hit up the contact button or shoot me an email. If I am available, I will respond with a few questions that help me create an invoice and contract for you. Once I have your booking fee and signed contract - your date is reserved, and we can get on to the drinking campaign and wedding planning!

2. How do your payments work for weddings?
To reserve your date, a 40% non-refundable booking fee is due with your contract. Full payment is due one week before your wedding date. You can pay with credit, cash, check, or Zelle. As part of the booking process, you will receive a digital invoice with payment details.

3. Do you charge for travel expenses?
Typically, there is no travel fee for weddings in Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, or any wedding within an hour of Milwaukee. There might be travel expenses for weddings beyond an hour from Milwaukee or that require overnight stays, airfare, or other special accommodations.

4. When will I get my photos back?
I edit weddings in the order that I shoot them. My goal is to deliver within 6-12 weeks whenever possible. Occasionally, there are times when it takes a little longer. I will notify the couple with a projected delivery window when this happens.

5. Do you post Previews?
Yes, almost always. For most weddings, I post a social media sneak peek (usually an Instagram reel) within a week of the wedding. During the busiest part of the year, it sometimes takes longer.

6. If I get a Premium package but don’t want [Fill in the blank], can we subtract that item from the price? This is a very common and clever question - but alas - the answer is: not really.
As you move up through the packages, the value increases outpace the price increases. I.E. there is already a large discount built into the premium package, and removing a single element doesn’t save much. You can always ask.

7. How do you back up the images?
I bring 3 to 4 cameras to every wedding, and all of my cameras write images to two redundant memory cards as I am shooting. Once I upload the images into my computer when I come home from a wedding, I back them up immediately. I keep four different copies of each image in 4 different ways to ensure none are lost.

8. How do you eat on wedding days?
For weddings requiring 7 hours of coverage or more, I will need something to eat and a place to eat it. FYI - I am a vegetarian. Vendor meals are fine, as long as I am able to eat at roughly the same time as the couple, and I can sit where I can see what is happening (so as not to miss important moments). Any agreed-upon full-day photography assistants or second shooters will also need a meal. If providing a meal is inconvenient, I am happy to work with couples to find an alternative that works for all involved.

9. What are *Digital* Photo-booths?
Photo booths are a super fun, highly customizable addition to almost any reception and are a fantastic way to capture unique images of your guests! There is no little box to crawl into - just a backdrop, a big light, and props. The *digital* images are posted to a shareable Facebook gallery within a few days of your wedding and also included in your final wedding gallery. (Example 1, Example 2)

10. Do you offer discounts?
Seldom. My packages were priced to provide maximum value for couples while sustaining my business and life. I would have to artificially raise my prices to create the appearance of offering discounts. Instead, I have always made the prices as fair and approachable as possible for everyone.

11. Prints, canvas or metal prints, etc. Photos are delivered in an online gallery with an easy download link and print release. Also, I am thrilled to help you with any print needs.

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